Tools of Time
Photograph from a series dedicated to sculptors’ workshops. The image depicts a selection of sculptor's tools marked by dust and years of use. Removed from their functional context and arranged in a restrained composition, they acquire an autonomous visual presence, transforming from utilitarian objects into carriers of memory and experience. The traces of time visible on wood and metal evoke countless gestures, touches, and hours of manual labor that remain outside the frame. Here, the tools appear not only as instruments of making but also as a kind of studio archive, preserving the history of craft. Like the series as a whole, the photograph approaches human presence through its material traces, exploring the relationship between memory, labor, and artistic creation. Print and presentation: Laser print. Presented with a white mat and framed in black wood.
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Mari Noire
Mari Noire was born and raised in Moscow and has been living in Israel for almost four years. She is a photographer, collage artist, and ceramic artist. She studied Classical Philology, as well as Italian language and culture, at the Russian State University for the Humanities before continuing her education in photography at the Rodchenko Moscow School of Photography and Multimedia. Mari's artistic practice brings together photography, ceramics, collage, and wood. She is interested in the relationship between materials, memory, and space, and approaches photography not only as an independent medium but also as a way of exploring the creative process. For many years, Mari has collaborated with sculptors, creating visual narratives about artists' studios, the making of artworks, and the relationship between artists and their materials. Together with her husband, sculptor Serafim Cherny, she develops collaborative projects in which photography becomes an integral part of a dialogue with sculpture. Alongside her personal projects, Mari creates portraits, lifestyle and street photography, and documents Israel's contemporary art scene, including exhibitions, studio practices, and cultural events.
Mari Noire was born and raised in Moscow and has been living in Israel for almost four years. She is a photographer, collage artist, and ceramic artist. She studied Classical Philology, as well as Italian language and culture, at the Russian State University for the Humanities before continuing her education in photography at the Rodchenko Moscow School of Photography and Multimedia. Mari's artistic practice brings together photography, ceramics, collage, and wood. She is interested in the relationship between materials, memory, and space, and approaches photography not only as an independent medium but also as a way of exploring the creative process. For many years, Mari has collaborated with sculptors, creating visual narratives about artists' studios, the making of artworks, and the relationship between artists and their materials. Together with her husband, sculptor Serafim Cherny, she develops collaborative projects in which photography becomes an integral part of a dialogue with sculpture. Alongside her personal projects, Mari creates portraits, lifestyle and street photography, and documents Israel's contemporary art scene, including exhibitions, studio practices, and cultural events.
